Tebogo & Hassan top World Athletics Awards

Olympic champions Letsile Tebogo and Sifan Hassan were named antheral and pistillate jock of the twelvemonth astatine the World Athletics Awards successful Monaco.

Tebogo, who was besides named antheral way jock of the year, became Botswana's archetypal Olympic champion successful Paris erstwhile he won the 200m successful an African grounds clip of 19.46 seconds.

The 21-year-old besides helped to acceptable a caller African grounds erstwhile taking metallic successful the men's 4x400m relay.

"It feels astonishing to cognize that the fans are ever determination for america athletes," said Tebogo. "It was a large year. This means a lot."

Netherlands' Hassan won bronze successful the 5,000m and 10,000m successful Paris earlier claiming golden successful the women's marathon to go the archetypal jock successful 72 years to triumph medals successful each 3 events astatine the aforesaid Games.

The 31-year-old was besides named pistillate retired of stadium jock of the year, portion Ethopia's Tamirat Tola, who won men's marathon golden successful Paris, claimed the antheral award.

"I ne'er thought I was going to triumph this one," said Hassan. "This twelvemonth was crazy."

American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who smashed her ain satellite grounds successful winning 400m hurdles gold successful Paris, took the pistillate way jock of the twelvemonth prize.

Sweden's Mondo Duplantis, who broke his ain satellite grounds successful winning rod vault gold, was named antheral tract jock of the year, with Ukrainian precocious leap golden medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh taking the pistillate award.